Topband: radial length

[john battin]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "robert briggs" <vk3zl at bigpond.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 5:02 PM
Subject: Topband: radial length


> Over the years I have probably read most published articles re ground
> radials.Yes,wouldn't it be great for all of us to be able to install the
> ideal number of evenly spaced radials at the technically specified
> length.I think that Joe Ham gets a bit paranoid about his perceived
> radiation losses rather than putting in the best he can with what
> material he can purloin from whatever sources,questionable or otherwise.
> My 160 meter system is to all intents and purposes a joke.An old 40 foot
> television push up mast with some coddled together bits and pieces to
> make a form of top loading.As for the radials,well they consist of many
> and various lengths of heavy insulated 7 strand power line drop wire
> pinned to the ground and attached to a large copper plate at the base of
> the antenna running in random directions around the compass.Had to use
> heavy stuff in case the sheep get tangled up Hi..
> Well this seems to work and I have often wondered if I had the means to
> put up a more substantial radiator and the mandatory full set of 1/4
> wavelength radials would things work any better than what I already am
> using.I doubt it.
>

One of the great things about radials, is that when you get beat-up in a 
pile-up, you can always go out and add a few more  .... It always works, or 
at least it seems so.
John k9dx
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